Planning application
3 Hethe Road Cottisford NN13 5SR
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Birch, previously reduced with vigorous regrowth, Crown reduce by removing upto 2.5m from the upper canopy and reshape the retained crown, crown raise to create 2m clearance above ground level.
As published by the council, reference 26/01071/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01071/TCA
- Type
- Works To Trees In Conservation Area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Fringford And Heyfords
- Parish
- Cottisford
- Postcode
- NN13 5SR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Cherwell
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Cherwell took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
What happens while it is decided
This application is with Cherwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Cherwell decided tree works applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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